What is land pollution? Land pollution is the deterioration (destruction) of the earth’s land surfaces‚ often directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources. It occurs when waste is not disposed off properly‚ or can occur when humans throw chemicals unto the soil in the form of pesticides‚ insecticides and fertilizers during agricultural practices. Exploitation of minerals (mining activities) has also contributed to the destruction of the earth’s surface
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Topic: Light Pollution General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose Statement: To motivate my audience to learn more about light pollution. INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: Growing up‚ I watched a show called “Hey Arnold!” In an episode called Sally’s Comet‚ Arnold and his friend Gerald prepare for this comet before it passes over their town in two weeks. But there’s a problem: the artificial light from the town overwhelms the natural light of our stars. This is known as light pollution. Statement
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Noise pollution (or environmental noise) is displeasing human‚ animal or machine-created sound that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise comes from the Latin word nauseas‚ meaning seasickness. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly construction and transportation systems‚ including motor vehicle noise‚ aircraft noise and rail noise.[1][2] Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings
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1. | water pollution - pollution of the water in rivers and lakespollution - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities | ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Water+pollutant ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Effects of Water Pollution By Jared
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Air Pollution * Pollutants enter the air from various sources‚ but burning of fossil fuels contributes the most to air pollution. * Exhaust fumes from vehicles contains soot (tiny carbon particles)‚ lead (from cars using unleaded petrol)‚ carbon monoxide‚ oxides of nitrogen and hydrocarbons due to the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. * Burning of fossil fuels in the combustion engines of vehicles and electrical power stations also releases large amount of carbon dioxide into the
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Noise pollution is displeasing or excessive noise that may disrupt the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise is cognate with the Latin word nauseas‚ which means disgust or discomfort.[1] The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines and transportation systems‚ motor vehicles‚ aircrafts‚ and trains.[2][3] Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and
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Old</i><br><br>Although Mackinaw Island is very small‚ it is very beautiful and has lots of exciting activities‚ such as bicycling‚ horseback riding‚ buggy riding‚ and fudge shopping. Mackinaw Island is located in the upper part of Michigan between Lake Huron‚ Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. It makes a perfect place for a quick getaway. The tourist season runs from mid-May to mid-October. The Island‚ being only 8.2 miles around‚ looks like a small old-fashioned town. <br><br><br>Mackinaw Island
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Cameron Mency Persuasive Essay March 5‚ 2011 Mrs.Peart Did you know that 10‚000‚000 people die each year just from drinking polluted water? Well‚ that’s a true fact! There are three main reasons that we need to prevent water pollution. Humans and animals can become poisoned‚ we are harming our environment‚ and the last reason is because of the amount of organisms dying. Can you believe that this all happens just because of water pollution? First‚ we will focus on humans and
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Oil Pollution-Case Study The following case study is about the impacts that oil pollution produces in the sea‚ specifically in this case in the coasts of South Wales. This incident was due to the stranding of an oil tanker from the company Sea Empress. The cause for this oil pollution was that a 147‚000 tonne oil tanker from Sea Empress ran aground‚ even though they were controlled by the harbor pilots. The oil tanker would have been docked earlier but because of the heavy seas it took longer.
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MARINE POLLUTION Between 1976 and 1996 a total of 4647 incidents resulted in the spill of approximately 2‚369‚470 barrels of oil into the environment. In addition‚ between 1997 and 2001‚ Nigeria also recorded a total number of 2‚097 oil spill incidents. Nigeria’s largest spill was an offshore well-blow out in January 1980 when an estimated 200‚000 barrels of oil (8.4million US gallons) spilled into the Atlantic Ocean from an oil industry facility and that damaged 340 hectares of mangrove (Nwilo
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